Proposed Research

The objective of the proposed research is to develop the first high-resolution,
0.5-million-year-long records of climate variability in the North
Atlantic based on multiple molecular organic proxies. The construction
of molecular records of such unprecedented detail is made possible
through the use of new technology that both streamlines the analytical
methodology and enhances the level of information available. I propose
to construct records at two locations in the subpolar North Atlantic,
yielding information that will serve to ground-truth existing molecular
proxies, as well as to further our understanding of past climate
variability in this region.

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